For some people rock gardening is an unavoidable necessity due to
rocky terrain, or even drought laden areas where they live. For others,
rock gardening is simply another way to express their creative
gardening skills through an unusual medium.
Having first been established in the British Isles, early rock gardens
were generally thought to be an eyesore and were not as well balanced
as today’s rock gardens. By the turn of twentieth century however,
rock gardening had taken off and giant leaps and bounds were made,
so much so that rock gardening took off across the Atlantic and crossed
to Northern America where it still perseveres to this day.
Today, garden enthusiasts looking to create their own rock garden
have a myriad of choices available to them, with two of the main types
of rock gardening being Japanese, or Zen, gardens, and your average
everyday rock garden.
Like most people if you’re going for the more widespread trend of rock
gardening where plants abound, (Zen gardens are more rocky and less
plant-filled) there are a few things you will need to take into
consideration.
If your landscape is mainly rocky then you won’t have too much of a
problem setting up your garden. If, however, you’re doing rock
gardening for purely aesthetic reasons, then you’ll need to plan and
create carefully to achieve the results you’re after.
Since most gardens always seem to have at least one troublesome
spot, this seems to be the most likely place to start your planning. You’
ll need a place with optimal sunshine, and preferably a slope. If you
don’t have a slope don’t worry, you can build the contours that you
need.
Next, scout out the rocks that you already have in your garden, if any.
There’s a good chance that you can use at least some of them. If you
don’t have any, don’t worry rocks are always available to buy, your
local nursery will probably stock some as well.
When choosing your rocks, choosing a color scheme that looks natural
is a good idea. Keeping this color scheme in mind when you go to buy
your plants will help greatly as you can pick and choose the plants to
suit you. Also, you’ll need to make sure that the plants you choose are
the type that won’t need much water, as the water will tend to filter
through the rocks.
Now that you’ve made your purchases you can now start your rock
gardening in earnest. From here on out it’s mainly the task of giving
your rock garden a slight elevation or slope, and mixing your plants in
with rocks at a particular space, and angle to suit you, the person who
is actually doing the rock gardening.
Depending on the size of your planned project, and rocks, hopefully
you should be able to finish your sojourn into rock gardening within a
day or two, leaving you to enjoy it for a long time to come. Enjoy!
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